Weather in Sperry, Iowa
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sperry, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:00 AM
74
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
76°
Humidity
72%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Sperry, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
8p
66°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
63°
13%
2a
56°
37%
3a
57°
38%
4a
56°
13%
5a
54°
6a
55°
7a
57°
8a
59°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
78°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
Sperry, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain56%80°62°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm59%83°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm90%83°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers66%71°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—65°52°
Sperry, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Sperry, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
180° · backing 6°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sperry, IA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 71.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sperry, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sperry, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:50 AM
- Moonset
- 1:48 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sperry, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Sperry at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.